US2614505A - Exercising toy - Google Patents

Description

Oct- 21, 195 c. J. JUGANS 2,614,505

EXERCISING TOY Filed April 25, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 INVENTOR CHARLES J. JUG4/VS,

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Patented Oct. 21, 19 52 E B SING my :Qharles-l. .lugans, Bloomingdale 1g; pr ic enie Serial 1583118 to exercising toys,

This invention relates more particularly to an exercising toyof the=see sawty pe;

A main obj ct of the invention is to provide a novel and improved exercising toy for chil'dren,

lower ends with inturned flanges 20, and secured: 'to said flanges 20 are depending brackets- 21 which are hinged to the topends of' thebrackets said toy being very simple in construction; being 7 safe to use, and 'providing'useful exercise and a' substantial amount ofamusement to a small child. H c

A further object of theinvention is to provide improved exercising toy which-involves relatively few: parts, is very inexpensive to manufacture, is sturdy in construction, provides health ful exercise to children using the devicegand'is relatively compact in size.

Further objects and advantages of the inven tion will become apparent from the following description and claims, andrfrom theaccompany- I ing drawings, wherein:

Figure 1' is a side'elevational view of animproved childrens exercising toy constructed in accordance with the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the exercising toyillustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 35-8 of Figure 2;

Figure 4; is an enlarged cross-sectional detail view taken on line 44 of Figure 3; I Figure 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional detail view taken through one of the guiderollers and guide channels employed in the exercising toy of Figures 1 to 4.

Referring to the drawings, II designates the base of the device, said base comprising a longitudinal, fiat plate member I2 having the later-v ally projecting side plate elements I3, I3 extend- 7 ing from the intermediate portion thereof. Se--v cured to the intermediate portion of the base 'II are the inclined, longitudinally extendingspring' bars I4, I I which extend toward the respective I ends of the longitudinal plate member I2, as

shown in Figure 1, and are formed with horizon- I6, as shown at 22, forgpivoting around atranse verse, horizontal axis. Secured fto the bottom walls of the' channel "members. I8, I8 adiac'enti th respective ends of the frame I! are-horizontal, transverse crossbars 23-, 2 3 to which "are secured the: respective, short, longitudinally extending blo'ckmembers 24, 24. Ihe-blcckmembers 2'4 overlie the respective; horizontal end tions I5 of the spring arms as s wnin Fig;

ure 1, and each block member 2'4 hassecuredtoits bottom surface a bumperelement '25- ada'ptedto engage the adjacenthorizontatelement I5" responsive. to tilting mcti'onof the frame I1 Designated at 26 is' a seat comprising 54 tangular box' like structure having a -bottom,wall'-" 21*,{sidje wal1s28, 28" and a rear wall 29;: Secured in the rear portion of -the "aforesa'id box-like structure is1ahorizontal, transverse seat board 3Il, and secured to: the sidewalls 28,281 at their intermediate portions are vertical brackets3,I, 3|

to thetop ends of which; is secured ahorizontaL transverse handle ba 1',.32. Secured tofthe. bot

- t m l i cent the forwa an r armls in Figure 3.

tal end portions I5 overlying the respective end I portions of said longitudinal member I2.

' Secured to the respective, laterally extendingplate elements I3, I3 are the vertical, upstanding brackets I6, I6, which extend in the medianvertical, transverse plane of the base II. Desig nated at H is a rectangular frame comprising inwardly facing, longitudinal side channels I8, I8 connected at their ends bytransverse bars I9, I9. Secured to and depending from the outer side walls of the channel members I8 at their intermediate portions are the respective plate.mem-- bers I9, said plate members being formed at their ing action of the frame takes place around the r are -transversely aligned brackets- 33, which I are se u ed e trans er e s p ti ie'omsis v 3 i Rotatably moun ed the ends or "th are the'rollers 35whi'ch are received in'the respective, longitudinal channels I8," I8, as shown Secured to the under side of the seat 26' is. a depending bracket member 36 to which is secured a wooden block 31, as shown in Figure 4, and secured to the opposite sides of the block 31 are the respective, longitudinally directed, conical , coil springs 38, 38. The springs 38, 38 are longitudinally aligned with the respective abutment blocks 24, 24 adjacent the ends of v the frame I'l.

In using the device, the child sits in the'seat 26 and holds the handle bar 32. -By movement of his body, the ohild=tilts the frame I'I, causing the seat 26 to move alternately from one end of the frame to the other, the tilting movement of the frame being cushioned by the alternate engagement of the members'25 with the hori. zontal spring bar portions l5. At the same time, the sliding movement of the seat 26 is cushioned and limited by the resilient engagement of the springs 38 with the stop blocks 24 each time the seat reaches the end of the frame. The pivothorizontal, transverse axis defined by the hinges 22, 22. and the movement of the seat is limited by ro s;

the engagement of the shock absorbing springs 38 with the blocks 24, as above described, the frame being cushioned in its tilting movement by its engagement with the respective horizontal portions I5 of the spring bars [4. Consequently, the child may exercise himself actively, in order to cause the seat 26 to oscillate back and forth on the frame l1, and to cause said frame to pivot alternately in the manner of a seesaw. The device is therefore useful both for providing entertainm'entand amusement for children, as well as providing a means of exercising various portions of the body, the device being especially suitable for use by small children.

While a specific embodiment of a childs exercising device has been disclosed in the. foreoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur .to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What isclaimed is:

1. A childs exercising toy for use by a single child comprising a base, a frame pivotally secured to said base for oscillation around a transverse horizontal axis spaced below the frame, a pair of longitudinal guide rails carried by said frame, a single seat slidably mounted on said guide rails, respective spring-cushioning elements carried by said base extending subadjacent the ends of said frame and cushioning the oscillation of said frame produced by-rocking exercising movement of a childin the seat, and cooperating stop means carried: by said seat and the respective end portions of the frame arranged to limit longitudinal movement of the seatwith respect to the frame causedmby said rocking exercising movement.

A childs exercising toy for use by a single child comprising a base, upstanding bracket means at theintermediate portion of said base, a frame pivotally secured to said bracket means for bscillation around .a transverse horizontal axis beneath the frame, a pair of longitudinal guiderails carried by said'frame, a seat slidably mounted on said guide'rails, upwardly and outwardly inclined spring arms carried by said base and extending subadjacent the ends. of said frame for cushioning the oscillation of said frame produced by rocking exercising movement of a movements.

tudinal channel bars and respective cross bars connecting the end portions of said channel bars, depending bracket means carried by the midportions of the respective channel bars and hinged to said upstanding bracket members for pivotal movement around a transverse horizontal axis beneath the frame, a pair of transverse rod members, rollers journaled on the ends of said rod members and received in the respective channel bars, a seat secured on said rod members arranged to receive a single child, a depend-- ing transverse plate carried by said seat, respective longitudinal coil springs secured to the opposite sides of said plate, respective abutments secured to said cross bars engageable by said springs to limit and cushion longitudinal movement of said seat with respect to said channel bars produced by rocking exercising movement of the child in the seat, and respective upwardly and longitudinally inclined spring bars secured to the mid-portion of said base and having horizontal free ends underlying the respective cross bars, limiting and cushioning oscillations of said frame produced by the childs rocking exercising CHARLES J. JUGANS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in file of this patent:

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